Amazon
Principal UX Design - Smart Glasses, Smart Glasses
Amazon, Cupertino, California, United States, 95014
Description
Imagine being part of a team building the future of Smart Glasses. Echo Frames (Amazon’s first Smart Glasses product) is just the beginning. Amazon is focused on bringing technology and design into a form that is familiar to millions of people in a way that has never been done before. If you are excited about pushing the envelope and developing brand new experiences that empower users to do more as they engage with the physical world, we would love to meet you.
Job Responsibilities
We are looking for a Design Leader who can:
• Create the vision for developing, communicating, and implementing the user experience; follow through with the processes and tactics to implement the vision
• Model excellence in design and champion mental models across features and product releases
• Create and rapidly iterate on ideas in order to develop them, via storyboards, user flows, mock-ups, and prototypes, or other novel methods
• Establish guardrails to protect our customers privacy
• Influence cross-team conceptual development; working with members from Customer Research/Insights, Product Management, Program Management, and Hardware/Software Engineering
• Work strategically with other executives and team members across the organization
Inclusive Team Culture:
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Work/Life Balance:
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about how you bring energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.
Mentorship & Career Growth:
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded designers and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Cupertino, CA, USA
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of design experience
Have an available online portfolio
Experience with best practices for User Interface Design, Information Architecture, and Interaction Design
Experience in life cycle design projects from design strategy through execution
Preferred Qualifications
Experience providing and effectively communicating strategic and tactical recommendations based on data
Experience designing and prototyping with tools such as Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, Axure, Keynote, and InVision
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $131,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $244,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Imagine being part of a team building the future of Smart Glasses. Echo Frames (Amazon’s first Smart Glasses product) is just the beginning. Amazon is focused on bringing technology and design into a form that is familiar to millions of people in a way that has never been done before. If you are excited about pushing the envelope and developing brand new experiences that empower users to do more as they engage with the physical world, we would love to meet you.
Job Responsibilities
We are looking for a Design Leader who can:
• Create the vision for developing, communicating, and implementing the user experience; follow through with the processes and tactics to implement the vision
• Model excellence in design and champion mental models across features and product releases
• Create and rapidly iterate on ideas in order to develop them, via storyboards, user flows, mock-ups, and prototypes, or other novel methods
• Establish guardrails to protect our customers privacy
• Influence cross-team conceptual development; working with members from Customer Research/Insights, Product Management, Program Management, and Hardware/Software Engineering
• Work strategically with other executives and team members across the organization
Inclusive Team Culture:
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Work/Life Balance:
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about how you bring energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.
Mentorship & Career Growth:
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded designers and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Cupertino, CA, USA
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of design experience
Have an available online portfolio
Experience with best practices for User Interface Design, Information Architecture, and Interaction Design
Experience in life cycle design projects from design strategy through execution
Preferred Qualifications
Experience providing and effectively communicating strategic and tactical recommendations based on data
Experience designing and prototyping with tools such as Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, Axure, Keynote, and InVision
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $131,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $244,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.